Means for removing podgum fur or hair from water.



No. 763,981. I vIA'JLEN'IED JULY 5,1904.

i W. HUPCHEN. MEANS I'OEREMOVING'PODGUM, FUR, 0R HAIR FROM WATER.

APPLICATION FILED MAB.. 16. 1903.

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' W. HUPCHEN.

MEANS FOR REMOVING PGDGU-M, PUR, 0R HAIR FROM WATER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.16.1903.

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NO MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented July 5, 1904.

PATENT EEicE.

TILLIAM HUPOHEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF FIFTY- HUNDREDTHS TO SAMUEL MUNDHEIM, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

MEANS FOR REMOVING PODGUIVI FUR OR vHAIR FRONI WATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 763,981, dated uly 5, 1904.

Application filed March 16, 1903.

To N/ w/wm it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLTAM HUPCHEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Means for Removing Podgum Fur or Hair from Vater, of which thc following is a specification.

In the process of making felt hats the mat is frequently plunged into boiling water immediately under a set of rolls and then passed into the rolls,where it is subject to their action for some minutes. The mat is then removed from the rolls and again plunged into this water and again passed into the said rolls, and this process is continued for some time until the mat has thoroughly felted. If any podgum fur or hair remains in the water and comes in contact with the mat, it will not felt properly, and so is injured or ruined. To prevent this, it is the custom to remove the water at frequent intervals and clean the tank, a very difficult thing to do because of the machinery immediately above it.

The object of my invention' is to provide a means that will not only heat the water and maintain it at the proper temperature, but will also keep it free from the objectionable fur and hair, and this I accomplish by utilizing the same principles as those utilized in my invention shown, described, and claimed in my application iiled March 13, 1903, and bearing Serial No. 147,929, in which the steam-pipe is passed through the strainer and funnel and is concentric with their axis.

In the embodiment of my invention set forth in this application I provide a tank with a steam-pipe extending to its bottom and parallel therewith, and at one side thereof is a strainer, which is connected at its lower end with the steam-pipe, and its upper is on a level with the surface of the water in the tank by which means water is drawn into the steam and passed back into the tank in a heated condition while podgum fur and hair is separated out.

For a more exact description of my invention reference is to be had to the accompa- Serial No. 147,930. (No modeLl nying drawings, which- Figure 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of my invention applied to a tank. Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of my improved separator and heater; and Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are detailed views.

Similar reference characters designate sim'- ilar parts throughout the various views.

The tank 1 may be of any suitable shape which may be placed under rolls, (not shown,) although a rectangular tank is generally best suited Jfor the purpose, and a steam-pipe 2 extends vertically to the nozzle 3 of an inspirator 4. The inspirator 4 in addition to the nozzle 3 comprises a casing 5, which has a projection 6 at one side, to which a pipe 7 is secured, and is screw-threaded at 8 and 9 for the nozzles 3 and 10, which are screwthreaded to engage therewith. A jam-nut 11 determines the position of the nozzle 3 with regard tothe casing 5, and the nozzle is preferably provided with a hexagonal collar 12, by means of which it is secured in place. The bore 13 of the nozzle 10 is .flared at its upper end 14 to correspond with the reduced end 15 of the nozzle 3, and the bore 16 of the nozzle is suiiciently reduced to form a jet of steam when in use, as is usual in inspirators of this class. The lower end of the bore 13 is enlarged to the flange 17, which is screwthreaded at 18 to engage the neck 19 of the distributer 20. The distributer 20 comprises a hollow body portion with openings 21 and radial pipes 22 passing therefrom. These pipes are closed at their outer ends and provided with perforations 23, through .which forming a part thereof, in

,the water flows from inspirator into the tank.

It is obvious that the pipes A22 may be left open, if desired, in which case the perforations may be dispensed with. However, for

the particular purpose of this separator and heater I find that the best results are obtained in the manner first mentioned.

To the upper end of the pipe 7 is secured a coupling 24, which also engages the threads on a nipple 25 on the bottom of the 'funnel 26. rIhe funnel 26 is provided with a conical bottom 27, which has a horizontal flange 28, which is united to a vertical and upwardly-disposed wall 29. A strainer 30 is inserted in the funnel 26, with walls 31 and 32, that lit against the flange S28 and walls 29, respectively, and has an upwardly and inwardly disposed conical bottom 33, with a fiat top 34 and perforations 35. A cap 36 with a vertical lange 37 and a downwardly and inwardly disposed flange 38 surrounds the upper edge ot' the walls 29 and may be adjusted within the limits of the length of the Iiange 37 to raise or lower the upper surface of the liquid in the tank. This tank is also provided with a source of liquid-supply and a drain, neither of which is shown, as they form not part oi' the invention herein described and may be as shown in my other application above mentioned.

Assuming the tank l to be lilled with cold water and the apparatus to be in the condition described, the operation is as follows: Steam is turned into the pipe 2, which passes through the inspirator 4, distributer 20, and into the tank through the pipes 22. As soon as sufficient steam has condensed, water flows into the strainer 30 and funnelQ and from thence through the pipe 7 to the inspirator 4, where itjoins the steam and renters the tank through the pipes 22 in a heated condition and soon is at the boiling-point, and podgum fur and hair is deposed against the strainer, where it is ac` cessible and may readily be removed without expense or delay. rIhe water may be used indefinitely without cleaning the tanks unless dyed mats are used, in which case the water must be changed whenever the mats of a different color are worked in the machine above the tank. This practice which my invention allows is much better than the one in common use, which is to clean and empty the tank every day or oftener to get rid of the podgum fur, not only because this expense is entirely avoided, but also because the water if free from this i'ur improves with use and enables the felting of the mat to take place with greater rapidity.

Vhile I have shown and described a tank with one separator and heater, it is obvious that others may be employed or that they may be placed in any convenient position instead of the corner or that any other changes may be made either in the location or proportion of parts, and I regard all such changes as within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described one embodiment of my invention, what I claim isl. In a podgum fur and hair removing apparatus, a funnel with a strainer therein, a steam-pipe external thereto, and an inspirator connecting said steam-pipe and funnel.

2. In a podgum fur and hair removing apparatus, a strainer, an inspirator, a distributer, and a perforated pipe connected to said distributer.

3. In a podgum fur and hair removing apparatus, a funnel, an inspirator, a stcamepipe, and means for connecting these parts and means on said funnel for regulating the level of the surface of the water.

4. In a podgum fur and hair removing' apparatus, a funnel, straining and heating means connected therewith and a cap on said funnel for regulating and determinating the waterlevel.

Signed in the city, county, and State of New York this 12th day of March, 1903.

WILLIAM HUPCHEN.

Vitnesses:

JAuns M. MITCHELL, O. E. EDWARDS, Jr. 

